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Luncheon defends ‘gift’ from Chinese company

Apr 01, 2011 News

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday defended the administration’s affiliation with the Chinese business entity, Huawei Technologies Company Limited, adding that the two shared a working relationship long before the One Laptop Per Family Project.
Luncheon opined that some sections of the media in their recent criticisms of a gift of US$50,000 received from the company had exposed “reckless hostility”.
The government spokesman emphasised that the administration will not be deterred by critics and will remain steadfast in its pursuit.
He further stressed that the gift was used to provide a benefit for many persons across the country.
Luncheon told media operatives that under the project some 50,000 families will receive laptops this year and the remaining will be distributed over a three-year period.
He pointed out that the Government and the company have been working for a long time now in the delivery of an improved information and communication technologies (ICT) sector in Guyana as well as improvement of bandwidth. He also described Huawei Technologies as a top ranking company in its field.
The US$50,000 “thank you gift” from Huawei Technologies to the Guyana Government after being awarded a US$14 million contract to lay fibre-optic cables here, had raised questions about the propriety of such transactions.

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